Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves, his sister and his lawyer engaged in an intricate "pattern of deception" to avoid paying U.S. income taxes on millions of dollars over a five-year period, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments at the trio's tax evasion trial.

The father of race car driver Helio Castroneves testified Friday that his famous son did not own a Panamanian company at the heart of a federal tax evasion case, and that documents indicating otherwise were riddled with mistakes.

On top of the world a few months ago, Brazilian race car driver and Dancing With the Stars champ Helio Castroneves faces possible prison time if convicted at a tax evasion trial that began Monday with selection of a jury.

Race car driver Helio Castroneves' attorneys and employer asked a judge to delay his March trial on tax evasion charges so the two-time Indy 500 winner and Dancing with the Stars champion can continue racing, according to court documents.

Race car driver Helio Castroneves' attorneys and employer asked a judge to delay his March trial on tax evasion charges until next November so he can continue racing, according to court documents filed Thursday.